Instructor:

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Phone:
E-mail: milazzographics@yahoo.com
Cell 802-779-6683
Home 802-287-5751
Work 802-287-1337

Instructor Level

VT Northern Lights Instructor Level:

Certified

Education

Degrees:	High school diploma or GED in Bachelor's degree in Communications/pyschology Professional certificate or license in CPR/First Aid Certified
Other Supporting Information:	I have been the owner and director of my own private 5 STAR accredited Vermont State Licensed Act 62/166 contracted preschool since July 2009. I started the preschool from nothing and created the program and business on my own learning the regulations and process to become licensed, act 62 (at the time)qualified and star accredited. I did this because there was a clear need in our community as the local eee could not service all of the students. I have taken many professional development workshops and courses over the years. IN recent years I worked with my local supervisory union curriculum director and wrote the preschool model curriculum for the district and facilitated prek curriculum planning meetings. I am Second Step Curriculum Certified, a certified CLASS Assessor, and have TSG interrater Reliability Certification as well as TSG step 1 and 2 training. I also hold a Step 1 program Management Certification and am working on the Step 2 program management certification. Please see BFIS Account for details of all my professional development and related course work.
Instruction Received:	has received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults.

Work Experience

Passionate early childhood education advocate and ACT 166 contracted private preschool owner and director with extensive experience working with children, and a well established working relationship with diverse community members, business owners and town officials. Self motivated, hardworking with deep ties to local communities. Strengths in: preschool administration including: Child Development Division Licensing regulations, Vermont's Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS) accreditation, Early Childhood Environmental Ratings Scale quality assessment implementation, CLASS Observations, VELS & TSG curriculum development, Student support service and IEP processes, classroom management, parent communication and educational lesson and event planning.

Most Recent Position Held
Leap Frog Nursery School
Owner/Director/Interim Teacher August 2009– Present
●Maintain VT Department of Child Development Licensing Regulatory Status.
●Prepare Leap Frog Nursery School Public Relations materials.
●Create developmentally appropriate lessons using Creative Curriculum & Second Step aligned with VELS.
●Achieve continued 5 STAR accreditation in Vermont Step Ahead Recognition System.
●Participate in forums, conferences and early education stakeholder events.
●Verify & Implement Early Childhood Environmental Ratings Scale and CLASS quality assessments in school classrooms.
●Manage employees, volunteers, interns and student teachers.
●Instruct preschool aged children.
●Develop & implement early education sustainability plans with local school districts.
●Provide financial analysis reports to school districts and Vermont Department of Education.
●Evaluate and Assess students using Teaching Strategies Gold.
●Collaborate via ACT 166 with teachers & administrators in contracted supervisory unions.
●Align Leap Frog Nursery School's curriculum with Vermont Early Learning Standards.
●Attend IEP, 504 & student service evaluation & planning meetings.
●Report yearly student immunization record report to Vermont Department of Health.
●Maintain all staff & student records.
●Facilitate community early education advocacy groups.
●Plan staff professional development.
●Conduct Parent surveys, parent conferences, school visits and school open houses.
●Host Vermont Humanities Council Read With Me Programs.
●Sponsor local t-ball teams and Poultney's Annual Pumpkin Festival.

Experience Length

5-10 years instructing adults.

Professional References:

	Name	Phone
1.	Shannon Boyce	802-342-1793
2.	Kayla DeLancey	802-558-9065

Additional Information

Instructor Experiences:

Activity/Course	Date	Type	Hours
ECE Cognitive Assessment and ASQ administration	2/7/22 & 2/11/22	Group	4
Food Allergy Awareness & Policies for preschool staff epi pen and inhaler use	9/7/21 & 9/6/22	Group	3
Curriculum Planning Through The Arts	11/14/19	Group	2
Teacher Assessment-staying engaged & focused curriculum design for ECE	4/15/22	Group	2
ECE Student teacher Collaboration, ACT 166, Licensing & STARS explanation with Castleton University	1/21/22	Group	2
CLASS assessment/overview & improvement strategies- instructional support	5/6/21 & 2/8/22	Individual	6
5 STAR Program Management mentoring and instruction of licensing regs, CLASS, ACT 166, TSG &STARS	9/28/22	Individual	2
ECE Literacy Curriculum development for toddlers	Mondays & Fridays March & Apri	Group	16

Core Knowledge Areas:

Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood)
Professionalism and Program Organization (Early Childhood)
Observing and Assessing (Early Childhood)

Training Topics

Building Relationships with Families
Parent Involvement
Community Resources
Networking and Collaborations
Indoor Learning Environments
Outdoor Learning Environments
Observation/Assessment
Curriculum Development
Health and Safety
Working with Staff and Colleagues
Regulatory Compliance
Program Quality/Accreditation
Program Assessment and Evaluation
Program Administration

Educational Philosophy:

1. Individuals learn through a variety of sharing, discussing, hands on opportunities and generally enjoying the content of the training.
2. Trainings should be engaging and learner driven while providing precise factual information in a easy to follow format.
3. There is room for anyone and everyone to learn from one another. We are all in this for the benefit of making children's lives enriched and making the world a better place.

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